Camp FIRE Finance
A personal finance community for those seeking FIRE, by those seeking FIRE
From Waffles on Wednesday …
“FIRE is a long journey, it’s a marathon if you will. And it takes a long time to finally reach FIRE, and once you’re there, I can only imagine the freedom and relief you get when Sunday evening rolls around. You get ready for bed. Then you get up Monday morning… and you continue on with your weekend. What a great feeling? I can’t wait to get there.
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LIGHT A FIRE UNDER YOUR RETIREMENT! 
From Mr. Free at 33 … Becoming financially independent and retiring early has completely changed my life for the better. The lifestyle I have now is customized by me and for me. I have built a routine from the ground up, where I’m able to allocate my resources toward pursuits that make me happiest. I’m […]
From Wait But Why … “Society tells us a lot of things about what we should want in a career and what the possibilities are—which is weird because I’m pretty sure society knows very little about any of this. This post isn’t me giving you career advice really—it’s a framework that I think can help […]
From Abandoned Cubicle … Let’s face it. Work doesn’t always suck. Work sure as heck is a lot harder if you’re extremely incompetent, hard to get along with, or wilt faster than a daisy at high noon in pressure situations. And all that aside, we can agree that cubicle work sure as hell beats begging […]
From Route to Retire … Early retirement planning. You’d think the closer we get to our FIRE date, the simpler things would become. The majority of our wealth is currently in my 401(k) plan – just over $700,000. We also have a little over $100,000 in a traditional IRA that we rolled over from my wife’s […]
From Scott at Making Momentum … “I’d love to parade myself around as a flawless financial knight, but wow…that couldn’t be further from the truth. These aren’t the biggest monetary sum mistakes I’ve made or the major life decisions like career field of choice or location of living that might’ve had a bigger impact on […]
Happy Halloween, Campers! Today is the day when much of the Western world celebrates an ancient Celtic harvest festival by donning costumes of all sorts to ward off evil spirits and ghouls. Actually, much of the Western world has no idea why we celebrate Halloween, they just like to dress their kids up and send […]
From Can I Retire Yet? … Nearly everyone complains about taxes. Few people take the time to actually understand the tax code and learn the easy, legal and low risk ways they can reduce their tax burden. I spent a lot of time over the past five years learning the ins and outs of the […]
From Keep Thrifty … My childhood was one of fairy tales. I grew up in a mansion with staff attending to my every need. My every desire was granted. This was all thanks to my father’s success. Imagine you had a 9-figure inheritance with your name on it. Now imagine it disappeared. Now meet Liz, […]
From Bobbi Rebell … Time management expert Laura Vanderkam on how she and her husband decided to pay it forward to free up time to create available time they needed for career and business growth. Plus behind the scenes info on how she wrote her latest bestseller “Off The Clock” HOW TO BUY FREE TIME […]
From Mr. FI Guy … Every time you increase the gap between your income and your expenses you are putting yourself in a position of power. By haphazardly blowing your money you are giving your employer all the power because, without them, you’re almost immediately broke. Are you unconsciously building your own prison? – Mr. Fi Guy […]
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